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Earnhardt Jr. says his victory in all-star race is a special one
By SceneDaily Staff
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrates his win in the 2000 all-star race at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
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Although it's been eight years since Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the all-star race as a rookie, the Sprint Cup Series driver still has special memories of that race.
He's back in the field for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway Saturday night and looking for his second victory in it.
Earnhardt Jr. has seven top-10 finishes in eight appearances in the race.
“People ask me about what my biggest win was in my career, and of course you say the Daytona 500," he said. "But I thought about it the other day, and I came up with a good thought that to win the Daytona, we could have had a great chance to win and expecting to run well and win the race.
“I went into the all-star race thinking I had no chance to win and thinking that I was just happy to be there and just tickled to be there. I couldn’t believe that I was going to run in the all-star race because I kind of dreaded being in the Open [qualifying race] and not having a week off. But being [in the] all-star race was really cool. And there we were."
Earnhardt Jr. said that even as it was happening, he was in awe that he was in the position to make the move that paid off in victory.
"I was passing for the lead, and at the same time I was doing what I was doing, I couldn’t believe it," he said. "And I still feel like that was the biggest shock for me, personally. It was great to celebrate that win in victory lane with Dad too. He was very, very proud of that race, and I was so glad to have won it. For him, as an owner, he was proud of that, man.”
Mentioned Drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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